Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Siedlungswirtschaft

English translation:

settlement management

Added to glossary by Jan Liebelt
Apr 2, 2003 16:23
21 yrs ago
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German term

Siedlungswirtschaft

German to English Other Economics society, economics, settlement
Any ideas? I must admit I'm baffled.

Context: A symposium on the history of the "Siedlungswirtschaft" is to be hosted by the Frontinus Society at the forthcoming Wasser Berlin 2003.

Duden (in case it's any help): Siedlungs*gesellschaft* = Gemeinnütziges Unternehmen, dessen Aufgabe es ist, Land zu erwerben und Siedlerstellen zur Verfügung zu stellen.

Nothing under Siedlungs*wirtschaft*, though.

NO GUESSES, PLEASE! (I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL IF YOU'RE GUESSING OR NOT!!)
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May 16, 2005 16:46: Deborah Shannon changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Economics"

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Apr 2, 2003:
Could it be ... Could the answer be as banal as the "settlement economy" (which gets several hits on Google)?

If so, what does it mean?

Proposed translations

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urban sanitation

Guesswork, apologies, but meant in a helpful way...

Urban sanitation as in urban wastewater management, is my first thought. Wasserwirtschaft would usually be rendered "water management" (so "economics" might not come into it).

Perhaps a clue:
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... Wassermangel verursacht schon heute Konkurrenzkämpfe zwischen verschiedenen
Wassernutzern (Landwirtschaft, Industrie und Siedlungswirtschaft). ...
www.bundestag.de/gremien/welt/glob_end/7.pdf - Similar pages

Web hits for various combinations of Siedlungswirtschaft, Siedlungswasserwirtschaft and Siedlungsabfallwirtschaft all appear to relate to waste-management aspects of urban development.

On the other hand the term is used to mean something closer to "management of urban development" in this reference relating to urban planning:

http://www.spd-norden.de/2001/mit-220501-5.htm
"In vielen Städten und Gemeinden ist eine ökologisch-soziale und ökonomische Siedlungswirtschaft bereits verwirklicht“
[...] Die vorgestellten Projekte der niedersächsischen Städte und Gemeinden hätten alle den harten ökonomischen Praxistest bestanden und seien in Bezug auf die vielfach innovativen Ansätze und die hohe städtebaulichen Qualität als vorbildlich im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Siedlungsentwicklung zu bezeichnen. In vielen Städten und Gemeinden sei eine ökologisch-soziale und ökonomische Siedlungswirtschaft bereits verwirklicht"

But thinking of your water context, I'm inclined to think it relates to sewage, sanitation, something like that in your case. Just my best guess.

Peer comment(s):

agree Сергей Лузан : "management of urban development" / "settlement management".
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Thanks (and where would we be without google?)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Although I didn't choose your answer (!), your line of reasoning and examples led me to the right solution (which, incidentally, gets 1,800 Google hits): "settlement management". Many thanks!"
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Colonization economy

The translation for "Siedlungswirtschaft" is actually "colonization economy".
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Adolpho J Silva
Beeidigter Übersetzer
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economics of early settlements/ housing co-ops

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How do you want us not to guess if you do not provide any context?
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Comment: "I don't have any context and there should be a set term."
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You can download

an event program (in English, I think) from this website, maybe it'll have something useful!

http://www.wasser-berlin.com/en/Rahmenprogramm/Rahmenprogram...
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urban economy

urban utilization

or

urban business development
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